CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 42-year-old husband of Brooklyn
School Board President Jennifer O'Banion is facing charges that he raped and
stalked a 16-year-old student.

A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted
Chris O'Banion today in a 13-count indictment that also includes multiple
felony child pornography charges. See the indictment in document viewer below or click here to see on a mobile device.

Brooklyn School District Superintendent Cynthia Walker said in an email to The Plain Dealer that the Brooklyn police informed the district about the ongoing investigation and that it would be inappropriate for officials to comment at this point.

"Obviously, our primary concern is the
safety and well-being of our students and we will continue to monitor
any related developments," Walker wrote.

Jennifer O'Banion, who was re-elected
by her peers as board president in January, has been married for more than 20
years. She could not be immediately reached Wednesday.

According to court records, a
16-year-old student told a Brooklyn police detective that she met O'Banion
online in June of last year.

In September, the teen reported, that O'Banion picked
her up from school and took her to his home to have sex.

The student also told police that
O'Banion had asked her to send him nude photos and engage in sex acts during
video phone calls.

According to the indictment, O'Banion
was menacing the teen after she made a report to police, up to and including
the day he was arrested in New Orleans last month.

Records show O'Banion was picked up on
rape and child pornography charged on March 27 in New Orleans by the Louisiana
Attorney General's office and the United States Secret Service.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office
spokesman Joe Frolik said Brooklyn police asked for help with the case from the
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

"Investigators from ICAC
uncovered evidence of child pornography on the defendant's computer which is
the basis for some of the counts," Frolik said.

Frolik said O'Banion was arrested while he was in a trip to Louisiana after evidence suggested he was "an imminent threat to himself and others."

The prosecutor's office, Frolik said, is beginning the process to extradite him to Ohio.

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